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Click here to go back to the Homepage EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS top of page Dr. Ellenbogen is the director of a prestigious postgraduate fellowship program in advanced aesthetic surgery. Plastic surgeons from all over the world come to be taught by him. COLLEGE:
University of Florida AA 1963 with Honors MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Miami, School of Medicine Graduated 1968 Degree: Medicine RESEARCH MEDICAL SCHOOL:
The Prenatal Determination of Fetal Sex Using Maternal Blood Through Chromosome Analysis, 1966 SURGICAL INTERNSHIP:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York
7/1/68 - 6/30/69 GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY:
First Year - General Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York 7/1/68 - 6/30/69
Second & Third Year - General Surgery Beth Israel Medical Center, Division of Mount Sinai School of Medicine of City College of New York, 1970-1972 FELLOWSHIP PLASTIC SURGERY:
Red Cross Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands Plastic Surgery
1972 - January 1973 HAND SURGERY FELLOWSHIP:
Hospital for Joint Diseases Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York City, 1/1/73 - 7/7/73 RESIDENCY: PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY:
Nassau County Medical Center of State University of New York 1973-1975 PRIVATE PRACTICE:
March 8, 1976 to present 9201 Sunset Blvd, Suite 202 Los Angeles, CA 90069 HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
Midway Hospital ORGANIZATIONS:
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomat American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Member of American Medical Association, AMA Physician Recognition Award, Member of Los Angeles County Medical Association, Member of California Medical Association, Member of Los Angeles Association of Plastic Surgeons, Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, Fellowship of the International College of Surgeons, Member of Lipoplasty Society of North America, Member of American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Who's Who Directory of Medical Specialists, Member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Member of American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 9th Annual Recent Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery/Endoscopic Education Endoscopic Plastic Surgery Education Seminar, Endoscopic Aesthetic Surgery Symposium LICENSED:
California LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English, Dutch, Spanish
BIOGRAPHY
top of pageWhile at the University of Florida, Richard Ellenbogen excelled in both art and pre-med courses. He went on to graduate from the University of Miami Medical School in 1968. He then completed general surgery training in New York City. To satisfy an interest in plastic surgical correction of birth defects, Dr. Ellenbogen traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, where he served a fellowship at the Red Cross Hospital.
When he returned to the United States, Dr. Ellenbogen served a fellowship in hand surgery at the prestigious Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. During his training in New York, he worked as an assistant police surgeon in the South Bronx. Dr. Ellenbogen competed his residency at the State University of New York in Plastic, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery. This portrait artist-turned surgeon found his medium and went on to become on of LA's top plastic surgeons.
Dr. Ellenbogen moved to Los Angeles in 1975, and in 1978 he became board certified in Plastic Surgery. His personal medical suite was designed with state of the art outpatient operating rooms and museum quality antiques, which Dr. Ellenbogen refinished himself. Since 1980, his practice has been limited to cosmetic surgery, but Dr. Ellenbogen still performs reconstructive birth defects surgery and consults on cases involving complicated reconstructive surgery.
One of the most published and innovative plastic surgeons, Dr. Ellenbogen has written textbooks and scientific journal articles on facelift, eyelid surgery, forehead lift, breathing and cosmetic nasal surgery, underarm breast enlargement, and liposuction techniques, as well as research on silicone. Many of the techniques he has helped create are used and referred to by plastic surgeons all over the world today.
A two time recipient of the American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award, Dr. Ellenbogen is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, the American Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, and a clinical instructor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Southern California. Dr. Ellenbogen keeps current by attending and lecturing at international conferences at least once each year.
In giving plastic surgery its proper prospective, he sometimes views his specialty as a way to "jumpstart people" who would benefit by having their self-image enhanced. Dr. Ellenbogen offers his patients a good heart, a sense of humor, and an artist's eye. PHILOSOPHY top of page I attribute my success to four factors:
First...utilization of my background and love of art to create realism.
Secondly...I keep abreast of all procedures performed around the world, and enjoy adding those I deem meritorious to my own.
Third...I try to form an understanding of the patient's needs and desires.
Finally...I keep safety in mind at all times to avoid complications.
After observing, evaluating and qualifying a patient (both physically and emotionally), I try to instill trust so that I can come as close as possible to delivering just what the patient expects.
"My word is very important to me. I never promise what I can't deliver. I have dedicated myself to the highest standards of the Art of Plastic Surgery, but I never forget the human element. The goal of a plastic surgeon is to improve a patient's self image, and I take that responsibility very seriously. My staff and I try to give patients a very positive experience with as little inconvenience and discomfort as possible. We are experienced professionals, who strive to the highest standards available."
-Richard Ellenbogen, M.D. |
